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Marietta man sentenced for shooting at sheriffs deputies

MARIETTA — Officials in the Cobb County District Attorney's office say a Marietta man has pleaded guilty to shooting at sheriff's deputies in January.

District Attorney's spokeswoman Kimberly Isaza says 41-year-old Michael Lee Lightsey has been sentenced to 15 years on charges of aggravated assault on a peace officer, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and three counts of terroristic threats. Isaza says six years of the man's sentence must be served in prison.

Officials say Lightsey threatened to kill three of his relatives and fired a rifle at sheriff's deputies when they arrived at his house. No one was injured.